Chapter 624
After leaving those words, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review bowed slightly and left without looking back.
The Crown Prince gritted his teeth and stared at the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review for a long while before finally leaving.
He returned to the East Palace, where his retainers immediately came to greet him.
Seeing his grim expression, the Crown Prince's retainer's heart leaped into his throat: "Your Highness, could it be...?"
The crown prince looked at the man and slapped him across the face: "What did you tell me when you came back!"
The retainer was beaten, but dared not utter a word of complaint. He immediately knelt down and said, "Your Highness, please understand! I really did watch that person burn the secret letter before I left! There was absolutely no chance of anything going wrong!"
"Absolutely foolproof? Then where did that secret letter in Zhu's possession come from?"
In the midst of the chaos, a sudden thought flashed through the retainer's mind: "Your Highness, do you think it might have been deliberately forged by Lord Zhu?"
"Forgery?" The Crown Prince sneered. "Do you think my Eastern Palace seal is like a stone on the street, something anyone can forge?"
Every detail of this official seal is meticulously crafted, and since it is kept in the study of the Eastern Palace, heavily guarded, there is absolutely no possibility of it being stolen.
He had just noticed that the emperor examined the mark very carefully, which meant that the mark was genuine.
"I sent you because I thought you were capable of handling things all these years, but look what you've done, you've brought me such a huge problem!"
Public opinion is directly related to the face of the royal family. In the past two days, the matter has spread in Luoyang again, and I'm afraid many people are craning their necks to see the outcome!
result......
Over the years, the Crown Prince believed he had not made any major mistakes, and the Emperor would not remove him from his position because of this incident. However, after this incident, his position would probably no longer be as secure as before.
The thought of this made the crown prince extremely agitated, and he became increasingly irritated with the retainer.
However, now is not the time to complain or blame others.
The crown prince turned and left.
Although he kept his private seal well hidden, to be honest, it wasn't entirely impossible for others to come into contact with it.
After taking two steps, the prince suddenly stopped.
This is a huge matter; not just anyone can take on it.
It seems he has no choice but to abandon his trusted confidants.
The crown prince sighed and turned to leave the Eastern Palace.
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The Earl of Faucon's Palace.
The relationship between Zheng Yi, the head of the Zheng family, and the Crown Prince has always been close. In the past, when the Crown Prince came, he would wish to go out two miles to greet him. But this time, the Crown Prince had already entered the Zheng family's gate and walked all the way to the main hall before Zheng Yi finally arrived.
When he arrived, Zheng Yi's expression was somewhat unusual: "Your Highness, why did you suddenly come here?"
The Crown Prince took a sip of tea: "I've been having some free time lately, and I remembered how we used to talk a lot in the Eastern Palace, so I came to see you."
Zheng Yi smiled.
The smile looked bitter no matter how you looked at it: "Your Highness, you are really too kind to me. What virtue or ability do I have to speak to you?"
Seeing Zheng Yi's reaction, the Crown Prince's heart sank slightly.
However, Zheng Yi was one of the few pieces he could use at the moment, so the Crown Prince could only say, "In two years, your young master should also pass the imperial examination and enter officialdom, right?"
“Yes,” Zheng Yi said, “My eldest son has studied for so many years, and in a couple of years he will finally be able to participate in the imperial examination and realize his ambitions!”
"However, one cannot enter the officialdom so easily. Even if one does enter the officialdom, without the support of others, one may have no hope of promotion."
The Crown Prince's words were particularly meaningful.
Zheng Yi chuckled twice: "Your Highness, what you're saying is quite right. Even if there's no hope for promotion, it's still better than being burdened by elders and unable to even enter the officialdom, isn't it?"
Upon hearing his words, the crown prince's face darkened.
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